Safety of single transseptal puncture for ablation of atrial fibrillation: Retrospective study from a large cohort of patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1277-1281

  Fagundes, Rafael L ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^a   De Luca, Lucia ^a   Forleo, Giovanni ^a   Pappalardo, Augusto ^b   Avella, Andrea ^b   Fraticelli, Aureliano ^b   Dello Russo, Antonio ^b   Casella, Michela ^b   Pelargonio, Gemma ^b   Tondo, Claudio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Cardiology Division   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; PUNCTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TRANSSEPTAL PUNCTURE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36148963732     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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